Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 12

52 catchwords333 parallels

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Numbers 12 . 1 , God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron; Numbers 12 . 11 , Miriam’s leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses; Numbers 12 . 14 , God commands her to be shut out of the host; Numbers 12 . 16 , The people encamp in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 12:1

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

Numbers 12:1 · BSB

Miriam5 parallels

Ethiopian2 parallels

or , Cushite

married11 parallels

Heb. taken

Reciprocal8 parallels

Numbers 12:2

"Does the LORD speak only through Moses?" they said. "Does He not also speak through us?" And the LORD heard this.

Numbers 12:2 · BSB

Hath the Lord7 parallels

hath he not7 parallels

And the8 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Numbers 12:3

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Numbers 12:3 · BSB

very9 parallels

above8 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Numbers 12:4

And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,

Numbers 12:4 · BSB

the Lord1 parallel

Come out1 parallel

Numbers 12:5

and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,

Numbers 12:5 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

Numbers 12:6

He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

Numbers 12:6 · BSB

a prophet10 parallels

in a vision16 parallels

a dream9 parallels

Reciprocal25 parallels

Numbers 12:7

But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.

Numbers 12:7 · BSB

My servant7 parallels

faithful5 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

Numbers 12:8 · BSB

mouth4 parallels

dark speeches6 parallels

similitude15 parallels

were ye5 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Numbers 12:9

So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.

Numbers 12:9 · BSB

the whole verse2 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Numbers 12:10

As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,

Numbers 12:10 · BSB

the cloud7 parallels

behold1 parallel

leprous5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Numbers 12:11

and said to Moses, "My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.

Numbers 12:11 · BSB

I beseech thee9 parallels

lay not5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Numbers 12:12

Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb."

Numbers 12:12 · BSB

as one dead5 parallels

of whom3 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Numbers 12:13

So Moses cried out to the LORD, "O God, please heal her!"

Numbers 12:13 · BSB

the whole verse14 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Numbers 12:14

But the LORD answered Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in."

Numbers 12:14 · BSB

spit5 parallels

let her be7 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Numbers 12:15

So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.

Numbers 12:15 · BSB

shut out2 parallels

and the2 parallels

till Miriam5 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Numbers 12:16

After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 12:16 · BSB

afterward2 parallels

Hazeroth1 parallel

The exact situation of this place is unknown. Dr. Shaw computes it to be three days' journey , i.e. , thirty miles from Sinai. From this passage , it appears that the wilderness of Paran commenced immediately upon their leaving this station. Calmet observes , that there is a town called Hazor in Arabia Petrea , in all probability the same as Hazerim , the ancient habitation of the Hivites

  • Deuteronomy 2:23 and likewise , according to all appearances , the Hazeroth , where the Hebrews encamped

the wilderness6 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web7 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Hebrews 3:2-5 → Numbers 12:7, 2 John 1:12 → Numbers 12:8, Deuteronomy 24:8 → Numbers 12:10, Deuteronomy 24:8-9 → Numbers 12:10-15
Trajectories
Miriam (Prophetess and Worshiper)
Chiasms
Shaped Numbers 12:1–8, Numbers 12:9–16
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